South America Archives

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New video: Climate risks to global food trade

Feature / Kevin M. Adams explains how climate risks to major commodities can be addressed in this film produced by Mistra Geopolitics.

12 January 2022 / About Climate policy, Food and agriculture and Supply Chains

Harvesting of soybeans in Mato Grosso, Brazil

Trase enhances life cycle assessment with “commodity supply mix”

Perspective / Research by Trase assists LCA practitioners by providing more regionally relevant data on the environmental impacts of agricultural commodities.

24 November 2021 / About Supply Chains

Panoramic aerial view of Condoriri Peak and lake in Cordillera Real, Andes, Bolivia

Hydro-ecological monitoring of high-elevation wetlands in the Katari watershed, Bolivia

SEI brief / This fact sheet explores the research aimed at preserving the ecosystems of high-elevation wetlands in Bolivia amid the effects of climate change.

29 October 2021 / About Ecosystems and Planning and modelling

COP26 must commit to eliminating deforestation

Perspective / World leaders attending the UN climate talks in Glasgow must commit to stopping commodity-driven deforestation if they are to prevent climate catastrophe.

27 October 2021 / About Climate policy and Supply Chains

Colourful hillside homes under blue sky, Comuna 13, Medellín, Colombia

The application of soft systems thinking in SDG interaction studies: a comparison between SDG interactions at national and subnational levels in Colombia

Journal article / Most methods of evaluating progress on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) give only a limited view of their impacts. Researchers try a new approach.

28 September 2021 / About Sustainable Development Goals

Climate change and health: developing evidence for action

Media advisory / Join our press briefing on climate change and health with Sir Andy Haines, Dr Maria Neira and Johan C.I. Kuylenstierna on 15 September 2021.

6 September 2021 / About Climate policy and Climate services

Aerial photo of wind turbines and setting sun on road connecting Dutch mainland to former island of Marken with Markemeer surrounding wind turbines

Navigating multiple crises. Between adaptation and mitigation

Past event / Join this session to discuss the future of creating synergies between adaptation and mitigation of resilience-centric water governance mechanisms.

27 August 2021 / About Adaptation, Energy access, Water resources and Water-Energy-Food Nexus

A commodity supply mix for more regionalized life cycle assessments

Journal article / Examining the commodity supply mix can improve understandings of a product's environmental impacts throughout its life cycle.

11 August 2021 / About Food and agriculture

Enormous swaths of dry forest in Paraguay’s sparsely populated Chaco Boreal region have been cleared for cattle ranching

The Paraguayan Chaco at a crossroads: drivers of an emerging soybean frontier

Journal article / This study provides a snapshot of the drivers of soybean expansion in the Paraguayan Chaco region.

4 July 2021 / About Ecosystems and Food and agriculture